Meco, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Meco

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Meco leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Meco typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meco, ~21% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Meco compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Meco leans more Republican than 72 of 103 neighbors.

Meco runs about 55 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Meco is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Meco leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Meco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Meco votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Meco runs about 55 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Meco are family households, above 81% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Meco, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Meco looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Meco is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Meco own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.